Accounting and Financial Management admission requirements for British System (A Levels) high school students

Program requirements

A Level Mathematics, minimum final grade of B and two other A Level courses, minimum final grade of B in each. English at either the GCSE, AS, or A Level, minimum final grade of B/5.

General requirements

• General Certificate of Secondary Education or equivalent
• Passes in at least five unique subjects, three of which must be at the Advanced Level
• GCSE-level English as a Second language is accepted if an acceptable English language proficiency test is submitted directly from the testing centre.
• IGCSE and GCE (O-level) courses are assessed as equivalent for programs that require courses at the GCSE level.

For more information regarding transfer credits and advanced standing for A Level courses, please visit our A Level transfer credit policy page.

Notes

• You can apply either to Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) or Sustainability and Financial Management (SFM), but not both. If you're interested in other financial management programs, you can apply to Computing and Financial Management and/or Science and Financial Management in addition to your AFM or SFM application.
• You need to provide an English language test score if your four most recent years of full-time education have not been in an English language school system.

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